Track-gage.



E. LEGON.

v TRACK GAGE. APPUCATION FILED NOV-7.1916.

Patented Oct. 9,1917.

ELa QIp V Another Jbbject 'fef this "inventien is to}. r provide a 'base having' ineans for V'se'euringf itlllPQfi one of the ran er-1a track" againstt' heriZOntaI movement; and havingja; beam pivoted thereto and Whiehjniayj bef loeke'tlfl; :theretdfwhen desired and"having' imeans upon its free end toseeure the sample to the" "mlvnsm-Lneomensennm s'rE tt-Anmgeli rcrmro, cnifAbA. I

Y citizen ofthe United States, residingy,-at.

Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of 011 tarioancl D eminion bf Canada, have inVeiitiy T isinventio'n :r'elatesto a traekgage and hasifor its prin lary objectthe provisionjfbf "a horizgnta'l plane' and if not,, what; degree bfair angle the'rails are Occupying in rem-k Other rail'of the ra mi in vention is 1130 wardljuponthe opposite the,p1at

whereby the p'arallel rails of 1a trackjmayf P be gagmi to 'qletermine iiffthey fare in 'hdri-LQ efidi-bfjthbefztin 8 L 'With these and otherobjects ine vlew as will; become more apparent asthe' deserip-fil nianufactlired meanswhereby i'i'tiniay be readily" deter- 1 Ifiined if the parallel rails, of a track are: in

tion to Y ea'eh' ether; also wherebyifthe trea surfacesfof the'frails mayjbe gage d to; termineif th yare in aeomme'n plane;

- having a eighted indicaterfpiVetedtd One'f side thereof and anlindicaterjcarried by lth pivoted end Ofthe beam and extending' u zontal alinentienfand if not; What idegree of eaehbther. I

V r sen ffirther object'ef his inventor; is the provision of a track gage of theeabdve stated character, which shall be ,simple;

durable and efficient and which may be.

and se1dat'a c0mparative1y low Cost. 1 J

tion proceeds, the inventien consists 'c'er-f tam novel features of egnstru'ctlon, cembl natlon and" arrangement of {parts [as W111 be hereinafter ymere eles'cribed "and in which;

f I speeifieatie' ne f Iiettersl'atfent gagejeonstru eted in accdrdanee v with ,this 37 2 .01 ,l i i Refe ri g "detail; to {the i wmg; .the; numeral 51 "indicates "enefrail et a track and V 'ithe gnimieralf2 indieatesithe ether rail fg; ck. which. arensually seenred'to rail;

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I p'a' llehrelatioiitojeach iotherr yl each. side thereeflL -shape d 7 arms {1 eirfre ends-bent at right ang as i1 st v iPaten'tedOet.9, 1 91?? f-Ap incatidnruen i enib i 7,19 e "s ei na ze m;4; 7 J 1 f-- P Fig; iii-Staten seem View illilstrate,

H rated at-fidte. engage theinnergtfaeegolftherail 1.; Bolted or otherwise j seg e to one end: of thebase 3 "is a spring clip '6"fwhiehflengages thepnter face of-the.

I i of a tra ek T 6e Eiga detail seeti'onalwiew taken onthe 1i' 3j-T8Jo f; Fig.2 illustrating theindi it "ye ic' l i l ei on vi w ta n.

1'3 bf Telehgatedv fennatien has serail-LL. 'lhe spring 'elip Q5 eoi iperates With; I n I the'ri'ght angled-.fendsb of-fthe L-shap'ed} arms iinretainingthe,base.fi'up onthe rails- ,1 against leng'itu dina-Iv mevemenp 'The ilbi";

1 of sufficient lengthlto freachthe, 1 rests iipen "the s amefl asg clearly a 1 Aiud wnf ard yg w l l t' g 03 b md.i p t i eq i [for engagementiwith the-. outer facepfi th rail;2.,S1idab1e11ponthe 1 beam 8 i s"-'a 'bleekli Li 'adapte'd to' be moved; inte'engagement with theinnerfaeeqf the i. rai1"2,'and he1d against longitudinal'move' m nt npqnthe beain" 8' b'y means. of a leaf spring 12 having its free ends bent to form :3 a heek ,13 which engageslthevertieal.nptehes 1' ltifarr anged'jflpon One side Of; the b10ck .:1 1} ThefIeaf 'sprinQlQ {is ;securedto thev free",

nd b e e mlfi wi s; o T 00151 a anti is; Qfiset illustrated at :16 so that the a hook 131 may engage ,thesverti'cal notches 15L;

vertical "Fgage plate 17 is formed inti0ns'adjaeent itsjupper, end andnpon eaeh 7 vertical gege plate and theig'raduatiens;i11

pivotedto the 'gage plate 17 upon one sidethereof as illustrated at 20 and has -securedtionto -the; base,;-,the:; common; plane of the to one end a weight 21 fornormally maintaining the indi'cator lil in a vertical plane.

An indicator 22 is formed upon the pivoted? end of the'beam 8 and extends upwardly from the indicator 19. a A pair of relatively spaced ears 23 are formed upon the inner end of the base3 and upon one side of the slot 7 to. V slidably receive a pin 24: which adapted to be inserted through an aperture inthebeam 8 and into an ear 25'iormed upon the inner'end of thebase and located uponythe opposite side of the slot from the pair of cars 23 to lock the'beamQS against pivotal movement in relation tothe baseB.

In operation, a person inserts the (pin 7 through the beam 8 looking it against piv otal move'ment'inrelation to'the base 3 and,

by walking along the track where the same isla'idin a straight path, the person or user of the device to determine ittherails land 2 are in a horizontalplane with eachjother places the base 3 upon 1 one rail and allows the beam 8 to rest upon the other rail of the track; If therails are not in a horizontal plane with each other, by pressing down wardly upon thebeam" 8 so that it rests evenly upon the rail on which it is posie tioned the base 3 is causedv to inelineatan, I angle upon the other rail of the-trackand;

the weighted indicator 19 will normally oo- I a a curve in atrackyand where it is necessary/.-

cupy 'avvertical' position and as the base 3 is inclined 'the gage plate will be inclined therebyfcausi'ng the indicator to point to. the

degree ofanglehupon the gageplate which the base 3 is occupying thereby determining at what degreeiofangle the rails'are out of horizontal alinement with relation to each other; By moving the block 11 into engage- I ment'with theinnerifaceof one'of the rails,]'- the device will be securednpon the track whereby the operator or user of the device may, release the device andelevate that rail which may be below the horizontal plane llIltll the rails are movedvinto 'a horizontal 1 plane with each other.

The ties which are under the rails at this point are raised upon the side of the, track whichis the lowermostv and ballast placed thereunderso as ..to suptoincline the rails at an angle inrelation to each other, the pin 24 is removed'from the beam 8 so that the same may have pivotal ,movement in relation to the base. The base 3 .is positioned upon one rail and the beam 8' upon the other rail and knowing at whatdegree the anglaof the rails should be in relation to each other,it may be readily 'de-' terminedif correct, by the indicator 22' pointing t'oa correct degree uponthe gradnation upon the gage plate *17'. 'Wh'en' the beam '8 is allowed pivotal movement in relabearing surfaces of the rails may be also de- :termined, by placing the base 3 so that the same rests fiat upon one rail, the weighted indicatoblQindicating upon thegraduations upon the gage platel'? ifthe bearing sur- '1':'ace"u'pon"the rail is'ina correct'plan'e or not. The bearing surfaces upon I'iIllS -QII'Q sometimeseausedjto be out of a'co'm'mon plane by irregular ties used to; support, the s claimed 7 Having thus If. clairn'is:

' 11 A track gagecomprising,,abase,adapt; V

means -:ed tojengage;one rail'of a track, a beamgpi'vj? I otedfto sai'dbase and 'adaptedito engage the otherjraileff the track andv'means carried by e the base andlthefb'eam; tofdete'rmine the; parallel'ra ils of a trackfar infa horizontal 1 for securing said base 2 upon} a rail,; a I beam, pivoted Itojsaid; 'baseand. adapted tou rest:

upon'anothier'lrail, and meanscarriedlbylthe base-and ,thejbefam toadeterminelifIthe. rails, of a track are in horizontal; plane swithy each other,

'3. A track gage abase,

stantially ;VL-shaped ;a rms" forn1ejd onlesaid base and, having their fen'ds' bent, "atiright angles to} engage the inner-face of a rail, as spring. clutch seeured'to the base for engage] ing thefouteruface of said rail, a bea lnlpiv oted to saidfbase-a'nd restingnpon another rail, and means carried, by the baseaand beam fordeterlnining if; the. rails are, in a h rizontal-{ lane with 'e e'achother. 1

4. A track gage ,oomprising a base, means pivoted to said base and adapted "to rest upon another rail,j a fiangehformed upon: ,said beam and adapted to engagerthe outer 'for securing said base upon a rail, ar'bea mf face of the second;mentioned rail, a block slidable upon the saidbeam, and means for; locking the block in engagement with-thee;

inner face of the second {mentioned rail; and

means arried by the base and beam for; de

5;A track i for securingsaidbase to a rail, a "beam lpiv-r termining lif the rails are in a-rhorizontal- 'plane w th each other. W 4 v V gage comprlsmga base, means 1 oted to said base andadapted to rest;-up0n -.,L

adapted to engagev the {outer face of the secsaid beam and having a plurality of vertical;

.anotherrafl, a flange on said-beam and notches, and a leaf spring secured to the with each other.

6A track gage comprising a base, means j forsecuring said base to a rail, a beam pivoted to said base and adapted to rest upon another rail, means for securing the free end of the beam to the second mentioned rail, means for locking the beam against' pivotal movement with relation to the base, and means carried by'the base and the beam for determining if the rails'are in a horizontal plane With each other. v

7. A track gage comprising a base, means another rail, a gage plate secured to said .for securing said'base to arail, a beam Jpivjoted to said base and adapted torest upon base, and having graduations upon each side thereofla Weighted indicator pivoted to one side of the gage plate, and 'an indicator 7.

formed upon the pivotalend' of the'beam for cooperation with theweighted indicator plane -Wltli each other,

to determine iftherailsfare' in a horizontal 1 In testimony whereof I aflix signature";

in presence of two Witnesses. a

his I in a LEGON. I

. mark Witnesses: I

R BY KIRBY, I

'URIAH MOFADDEN; f

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